BE948-7-SL-SO:
Dissertation
2024/25
Essex Business School
Southend Campus
Summer & Long Vacation
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Wednesday 01 October 2025
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08 November 2023
Requisites for this module
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BE984
MSC N100JS Entrepreneurship and Innovation,
MSC N209JS Global Project Management,
MSC N120JS International Business and Entrepreneurship,
MSC N550JS International Marketing and Business Intelligence,
MSC N111JS Business Analytics
The aim of this module is to develop students' skills for successfully conducting independent research practice using a range of research methodologies for data collection and analysis.
More specifically, this module is designed to develop an essential understanding and ability in planning, carrying out and managing independent and original research, and improve skills in clearly communicating a research output through a dissertation project.
The aim of this module is:
- To give students an opportunity to manage a research project from beginning to end under the guidance of an individual supervisor.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate evidence of a thorough and comprehensive understanding of relevant literature in the field of management science and entrepreneurship.
- Locate and read relevant literature and produce summaries and critical analysis of the relevant literature.
- Demonstrate critical thinking involving the consideration of alternative approaches and research methods.
- Apply an appropriate design methodology to achieve aims and objectives of research project.
- Use Gantt charts and time management techniques to plan and manage a research project.
- Record plans, ideas, results, and reflections in a written journal.
- Work as an individual to specify and design research project under the guidance of a supervisor.
- Demonstrate written communication and analytical skills though the writing of the interim report and reflective journal, and final project report.
- Discuss ideas informally with academic supervisors.
Students will be using the framework for research skills and the boundaries of their research identified in Research Methods module. Students will be expected to draw on appropriate literature to construct a research framework and theoretical context, explain the logic of research methodology, the rationale for data collection and analysis and draw relevant empirical findings.
To develop their own dissertations/plans, students will use as appropriate for their project: quantitative research methods (i.e. linear regression analysis); qualitative research design (i.e. case study, in-depth interviews) or a mixed methods approach. They will demonstrate the ability to collect and use primary or secondary data and analyse these to address their proposed research questions.
No information available.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Assessment required in future academic year.
Reassessment
Assessment required in future academic year.
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Caleb Kwong, email: ckwong@essex.ac.uk.
Supervisors allocated to individual students
ebshelp-sou@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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